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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h

and now mamdani is going to go on fox news.

a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 3h

This is Hannibal Lecter level treatment of mostly innocent people. "The cruelty is the point."

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 4h

What can we do about mainstream media moving right? 1. Give up on some outlets (CBS) and embrace others (The Guardian) 2. Get alternative media to cover more hard news 3. Browbeat outlets into using their agenda-setting and framing powers better. newrepublic.com/article/2016...

The Mainstream Media Is Moving Right. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

At The Washington Post, CBS, and maybe CNN, the trend line is terrible. But liberals do have the power to reverse these trends.

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Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 21h

It's a negotiation strategy to ask your opposite number to abandon what leverage they have in exchange for an empty promise. It's not a *good* strategy, but it is *a* strategy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

"To try to win the support of Senate Democrats, Republicans have suggested they’d promise to *hold a vote* on extending the ACA subsidies after the government reopens, which is very different from actually extending them." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

Republicans are completely full of it on healthcare

And it becomes more obvious every time they talk about it.

www.publicnotice.co

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

This press release from a North Carolina GOP figure portrays the current redistricting wars as something *Democrats* started in Calif., ignoring the fact that this all began with the Trump White House and first unfolded in red Texas.

According to them, Republicans are once again The Real Victims™

House Redistricting Chairmen Brenden Jones (R-Columbus) and Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke) said, “We’re stepping into this redistricting battle because California and the radical left are attempting to rig the system to handpick who runs Congress. This ploy is nothing new, and North Carolina will not stand by while they attempt to stack the deck. President Trump has called on us to fight back, and North Carolina stands ready to level the playing field.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 6h

Don’t forget.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 6h

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 12h

Washington Post:

Joe Biden says 'welcome back' to the man he called an existential threat'
With the president hosting Donald Trump at the White House, Washington decorum overwhelms dire rhetoric.

November 15, 2024

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 12h

“Nothing about any of this is inevitable.”
I love that.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 13h

Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking to Ezra Klein. Quote: "Was silence not an option?"

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21h

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 9h

Ich habe für @republik.ch über Kirk geschrieben, die posthume Verzerrung seines politischen Projekts und seine entstehende Hagiographie. Mit Einordnungen von @bildoperationen.bsky.social zur Bildsprache von KI-produziertem Märtyrer-Content, @antheabutler.bsky.social und @bradleyonishi.bsky.social.

Charlie Kirk: Der «Märtyrer», der die Rache befeuert

In den USA wird der christliche Nationalismus zu einem Kampfmittel gegen die Opposition.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump, speaking in the Israeli parliament, boasts about the weapons the U.S. has provided and says "you obviously used them very well."
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

"After we win in November, we do not demobilize. The rich and corporate interests who tried to buy this election with the millions they stole from our pockets will want to see us fail.

We won’t let them." - Chi Ossé

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 20h

Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.

Olivia Reingold quote tweeting Variety.

The Variety tweet is about John Oliver's piece on Bari Weiss leading CBS News, saying:

John Oliver slams Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News:

"I wouldn’t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet, not even one that I happened to agree with, to suddenly be running CBS News. But it is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading."

Reingold then quotes it saying:

Why does this sound like John Oliver commenting on……John Oliver

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23h

The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 23h

No, I don't believe in divine intervention, just channeling all the nutjobs who attribute natural disasters to god when it suits them. See Katrina, New Orleans.

Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 23h

God weighs in....

NYC Columbus Day Parade canceled due to State of Emergency brought on by nor'easter

The New York City Columbus Day Parade has been canceled due to the State of Emergency brought on by the nor’easter, the event’s organizer announced Sunday. “Due to the Governor’s declaration of a Stat...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

How long before Israel continues its stated goal of taking everything?

Before Trump leaves or right after?

They're going to say Hamas failed to bla bla bla and use that as an excuse.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

"kings are good, actually" is where republicans end up when theyre stuck inside the fox news bubble universe feedback loop. normal people hear that and go -- um, what?

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

The regime is nervous. They know No Kings protests are widely appealing, deeply American, and unignorably large.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump controls the White House, the Supreme Court and Congress. The only thing he doesn't control is public opinion. That's why the Trump regime is so worried about this coming Saturday's "No Kings" protests – so worried that it's blatantly lying about "No Kings" and showing itself to be pro-king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 1d

The media’s kissing up to Trump started early

How lazy journalism helped us get to where we are today

www.stopthepresses.news

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that the New York Times reporter who wrote the first fawning profile of Trump in 1976 also promoted the hoax about poisoned Halloween candy?
Misinformation is contagious. The media helped build the Trump myth, and we're all suffering now.
I wrote about it in my free newsletter.

The media’s kissing up to Trump started early

How lazy journalism helped us get to where we are today

www.stopthepresses.news

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